Tools of Knowledge

  • How we made ‘Craftswomen: Uncovering Hidden Labour in the History of Science’

    We here at TOK are delighted to receive the 2023 BSHS Exhibiting Excellence prize (Small Exhibitions Category) for Craftswomen, a display at the Whipple Museum, Cambridge. Craftswomen reveals the important role played by women in the history of scientific instrument making. One of the main findings of TOK has been the identification of a ‘backbone’…

  • Join us on a Voyage in Time…

    Join us on a Voyage in Time… By Sarah Middle, Rebekah Higgitt and Alex Butterworth Tools of Knowledge, in partnership with Royal Museums Greenwich, is launching a crowdsourcing transcription project, Voyages in Time, to record information about the acquisition, travels and repairs of the Royal Navy’s chronometers. Alongside our main project database of Scientific Instrument…

  • Object Itineraries and Tools of Knowledge

    by Sarah Middle One aspect of the data enhancement that forms part of the Tools of Knowledge project involves connecting the remodelled SIMON database with object data from partner institutions. Bringing in object data, as a first step, allows us to make more connections, undertake new kinds of analysis, and reveal new stories about makers,…